In a skillet, heat the butter
and olive oil and add the next 4 ingredients.Sauté for 8 minutes and add the garlic.Sauté for 1 more minute and add the ground sirloin.Brown the ground sirloin for about 8 minutes
then stir in the flour and next 4 ingredients.Simmer on low for about 30 minutes.Now mix together the sauce mixture, egg, pasta and ½ of the cheese.(Before mixing, put ½ cup of the warm sauce
in a bowl and beat the egg into the sauce then add to the rest of the
sauce).Bake covered for 40 minutes at
350.Uncover and sprinkle the remaining
cheese evenly over the top and bake 5 more minutes.Let it sit for 10 minutes before
serving.Serves 8 to 10.

SAVORY DOUGHNUTS

3 tablespoons melted butter

3 tablespoons chive and onion
cream cheese

1 cup self-rising flour

½ teaspoon salt, pepper,
garlic powder and onion powder

1 egg

1 tablespoon fresh rosemary,
finely chopped

¼ cup shredded pepper jack
cheese

½ cup buttermilk

Mix all together and place in
greased silicone doughnut pan.Bake at
350 for 25 to 35 minutes.

MANDARIN ORANGE CAKE

This is wonderful on a hot,
summer day!

1 box yellow cake mix

1 large can mandarin oranges,
do not drain

½ cup vegetable oil

4 eggs

Combine all ingredients
together and mix 2 minutes.Bake at 350
for 30 minutes in a greased 13x9x2 pan.

About Me

My name is Melissa, and my favorite thing to do is cook and experiment with new recipes...it's therapy for me :) I'm not a fancy cook...if I want fancy, I go to a 5-star restaurant :) My recipes are simple, I use every-day-easy ingredients and they tastes delicious! Family dinners are so important to me, and some of our best times and talks have been around the dinner table with my husband and 2 children. My purpose for this blog is to encourage and inspire you to have more time around your dinner table with your own family, while they enjoy and rave over the home-cooked meal you prepared for them! I have a cooking show called Dream Home Cooking which airs in North Alabama every Sunday morning on WAAY 31 at 9:30a.m. I also write a weekly food column for the Madison Record.